NHL Recaps: Thursday, Dec 12, 2024

14 games: what happened that matters for your fantasy team, built from the play-by-play and shift charts.

Game recaps

Final

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Anaheim Ducks

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs edge Anaheim Ducks 3–2

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Anaheim Ducks 3–2 at home. Max Pacioretty (TOR) led the scoring with 2G 1A. ANA's first power-play unit (Strome, Vatrano, Terry, LaCombe and Carlsson) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:03 together.

•Max Pacioretty had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 18:32.
•Jackson LaCombe had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:24.
•John Tavares had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:01.

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Pittsburgh Penguins rout Montreal Canadiens 9–2

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Montreal Canadiens 9–2 at MTL. Bryan Rust (PIT) led the scoring with 3G 1A.

•Bryan Rust had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 6 shots in 15:43.
•Rickard Rakell had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 16:00.
•Sidney Crosby had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 15:40.

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New Jersey Devils beat Los Angeles Kings 3–1

New Jersey Devils beat Los Angeles Kings 3–1 at home. Jack Hughes (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for NJD: Dowling–MacDermid–Bastian skated 4:32 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (28.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Jack Hughes had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 19:41.
•Ondrej Palat had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:23.
•New look for NJD: Dowling–MacDermid–Bastian skated 4:32 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (28.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Philadelphia Flyers beat Detroit Red Wings 4–1

Philadelphia Flyers beat Detroit Red Wings 4–1 at home. Scott Laughton (PHI) led the scoring with 4G 0A. New look for DET: Fischer–Veleno–Berggren skated 9:00 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (31.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Scott Laughton had 4 goals (4 points) on 9 shots in 13:30.
•Travis Konecny had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:18.
•New look for DET: Fischer–Veleno–Berggren skated 9:00 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (31.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Final / OT

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Washington Capitals

Columbus Blue Jackets

Washington Capitals edge Columbus Blue Jackets 2–1 (OT)

Washington Capitals beat Columbus Blue Jackets 2–1 in overtime at CBJ. Aliaksei Protas (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 0A. CBJ's first power-play unit (Monahan, Werenski, Marchenko, Voronkov and Johnson) scored 1 power-play goal on 17 attempts in 5:16 together.

•Aliaksei Protas had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:12.
•Jakob Chychrun had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:03.
•CBJ's first power-play unit (Monahan, Werenski, Marchenko, Voronkov and Johnson) scored 1 power-play goal on 17 attempts in 5:16 together.

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New York Islanders edge Chicago Blackhawks 5–4

New York Islanders beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–4 at home. Connor Bedard (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 2A. NYI won it by committee.

•Connor Bedard had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:35.
•Simon Holmstrom had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 16:40.
•Jean-Gabriel Pageau had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:19.

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San Jose Sharks edge St. Louis Blues 4–3

San Jose Sharks beat St. Louis Blues 4–3 at STL. Macklin Celebrini (SJS) led the scoring with 2G 1A. SJS's first power-play unit (Toffoli, Granlund, Wennberg, Walman and Celebrini) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 2:51 together.

•Macklin Celebrini had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 17:18.
•Nikolai Kovalenko had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 13:18.
•Jake Neighbours had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:55.

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Nashville Predators beat Dallas Stars 4–1

Nashville Predators beat Dallas Stars 4–1 at DAL. Ryan O'Reilly (NSH) led the scoring with 2G 1A. Justus Annunen (NSH) faced 36 shots and stopped 35 (.972), +12 against a season average of 23.9; the win.

•Ryan O'Reilly had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:10.
•Jonathan Marchessault had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:23.
•Justus Annunen (NSH) faced 36 shots and stopped 35 (.972), +12 against a season average of 23.9; the win.

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Vegas Golden Knights edge Winnipeg Jets 3–2 (OT)

Vegas Golden Knights beat Winnipeg Jets 3–2 in overtime at WPG. Shea Theodore (VGK) led the scoring with 0G 2A. VGK's first power-play unit (Stone, Hertl, Theodore, Olofsson and Eichel) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:41 together.

•Shea Theodore had 2 assists (2 points) in 26:17.
•VGK's first power-play unit (Stone, Hertl, Theodore, Olofsson and Eichel) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:41 together.
•Connor Hellebuyck (WPG) faced 36 shots and stopped 33 (.917), +10 against a season average of 26.4; the overtime loss.

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Edmonton Oilers rout Minnesota Wild 7–1

Edmonton Oilers beat Minnesota Wild 7–1 at MIN. Leon Draisaitl (EDM) led the scoring with 1G 3A.

•Leon Draisaitl had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 5 shots in 18:03.
•Connor Brown had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 11:53.
•Connor McDavid had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:54.

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Utah Mammoth beat Colorado Avalanche 4–1

Utah Mammoth beat Colorado Avalanche 4–1 at COL. Dylan Guenther (UTA) led the scoring with 2G 1A. Ian Cole (UTA) played 24:52, +4:38 up on his 20:14 season average over 81 games.

•Dylan Guenther had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 14:57.
•Logan Cooley had 2 assists (2 points) in 17:38.
•Ian Cole (UTA) played 24:52, +4:38 up on his 20:14 season average over 81 games.

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Tampa Bay Lightning rout Calgary Flames 8–3

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Calgary Flames 8–3 at CGY. Nikita Kucherov (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 5A.

•Nikita Kucherov had a goal and 5 assists (6 points) on 1 shot in 19:11.
•Brayden Point had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 18:30.
•Jake Guentzel had a hat trick (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:17.

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Vancouver Canucks rout Florida Panthers 4–0

Vancouver Canucks beat Florida Panthers 4–0 at home. Quinn Hughes (VAN) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for VAN: Blueger–Heinen–Sasson skated 11:05 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (27.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•J.T. Miller had 2 assists (2 points) in 14:17.
•Max Sasson had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:00.
•Quinn Hughes had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:27.

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Seattle Kraken rout Boston Bruins 5–1

Seattle Kraken beat Boston Bruins 5–1 at home. Oliver Bjorkstrand (SEA) led the scoring with 2G 0A. SEA's first power-play unit (Stephenson, Bjorkstrand, McCann, Dunn and Beniers) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:10 together.

•Oliver Bjorkstrand had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:26.
•Jared McCann had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:02.
•Shane Wright had 2 assists (2 points) in 15:17.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Josh Morrissey for WPG vs VGK, 81.6 mph. Full game report →

Josh Morrissey (WPG vs VGK): Cycle, carried in, 2 passes, 81.6 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Nikita Kucherov TBL	at CGY	1	5	6	1	0	0	19:11	—
Scott Laughton PHI	vs DET	4	0	4	9	0	1	13:30	—
Bryan Rust PIT	at MTL	3	1	4	6	1	0	15:43	—
Rickard Rakell PIT	at MTL	2	2	4	4	0	0	16:00	—
Leon Draisaitl EDM	at MIN	1	3	4	5	0	0	18:03	—
Brayden Point TBL	at CGY	1	3	4	3	0	1	18:30	—
Jake Guentzel TBL	at CGY	3	0	3	4	0	0	18:17	—
Macklin Celebrini SJS	at STL	2	1	3	6	0	0	17:18	—
Max Pacioretty TOR	vs ANA	2	1	3	3	3	1	18:32	—
Ryan O'Reilly NSH	at DAL	2	1	3	3	1	1	16:10	—
Dylan Guenther UTA	at COL	2	1	3	3	0	1	14:57	—
Connor Bedard CHI	at NYI	1	2	3	4	1	1	18:35	—

Line changes

New look for NJD: Dowling–MacDermid–Bastian skated 4:32 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (28.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: Fischer–Veleno–Berggren skated 9:00 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (31.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Strome–Raddysh–McMichael skated 13:05 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (64.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Olivier–Aston-Reese–Fantilli skated 10:58 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (30.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: Nyquist–O'Reilly–L'Heureux skated 6:41 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (61.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Blueger–Heinen–Sasson skated 11:05 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (27.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SEA: Schwartz–Tanev–Beniers skated 10:34 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (28.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Jet Greaves CBJ	vs WSH	O	37	2	.946
Justus Annunen NSH	at DAL	W	36	1	.972
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs VGK	O	36	3	.917
Cam Talbot DET	at PHI	L	34	2	.941
Philipp Grubauer SEA	vs BOS	W	34	1	.971
Lukas Dostal ANA	at TOR	L	33	3	.909
Charlie Lindgren WSH	at CBJ	W	33	1	.970
Jordan Binnington STL	vs SJS	L	31	4	.871
Ilya Sorokin NYI	vs CHI	W	30	4	.867
Calvin Pickard EDM	at MIN	W	30	1	.967
Kevin Lankinen VAN	vs FLA	W	27	0	.1000
Samuel Montembeault MTL	vs PIT	L	26	6	.769
David Rittich LAK	at NJD	L	26	3	.885
Aleksei Kolosov PHI	vs DET	W	26	1	.962
Filip Gustavsson MIN	vs EDM	L	26	5	.808
Dan Vladar CGY	vs TBL	L	26	8	.692
Jake Oettinger DAL	vs NSH	L	25	3	.880
Karel Vejmelka UTA	at COL	W	24	1	.958
Tristan Jarry PIT	at MTL	W	23	2	.913
Scott Wedgewood COL	vs UTA	L	22	3	.864
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at CGY	W	22	3	.864
Joseph Woll TOR	vs ANA	W	20	1	.950
Alexandar Georgiev SJS	at STL	W	20	3	.850
Adin Hill VGK	at WPG	W	20	2	.900
Joonas Korpisalo BOS	at SEA	L	20	4	.800
Arvid Soderblom CHI	at NYI	L	19	5	.737
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at VAN	L	19	4	.789
Jacob Markstrom NJD	vs LAK	W	14	1	.929
Marc-Andre Fleury MIN	vs EDM	—	9	2	.778
Anthony Stolarz TOR	vs ANA	—	8	1	.875
Cayden Primeau MTL	vs PIT	—	7	3	.571
Drew Commesso CHI	at NYI	—	2	0	.1000

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